September 30, 2022
Senators Urge FEMA to Improve BRIC Funding Criteria, Distribution
By Mary Bart
The letter outlines concerns that the technical criteria put forth by FEMA has placed inland communities at a serious disadvantage.
September 19, 2022
New Ecosystem Service Value Updates for BCA Toolkit
By News Editor
The report includes more detailed guidance on how to interpret and use the land cover categories in the context of a mitigation project BCA, including hypothetical project examples.
August 29, 2022
FEMA Establishes Revolving Loan Fund to Enhance Climate Resiliency
By News Editor
The Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund will make up to $50 million available in capitalization grants for low-interest loans to local governments.
August 25, 2022
More than $3 Billion in Funding for BRIC, FMA in FY2022
By News Editor
Funding levels for BRIC program will more than double to nearly $2.3 billion while the FMA program will see a five-fold increase to $800 million.
August 11, 2022
Building Community Resilience with Natural Hazard Code Adoption and Enforcement
By News Editor
The playbook outlines steps to navigate the building code adoption process and the FEMA grants available to support building code adoption and enforcement activities.
August 10, 2022
FEMA Increases Public Assistance Small Project Maximum to $1 Million
By News Editor
The $1 million threshold applies to all projects under major disasters and emergencies declared on or after Aug. 3, 2022.
August 4, 2022
BRIC and FMA Competitive Selections Announced for FY2021
By News Editor
For BRIC, FEMA selected projects across all 10 FEMA regions with 53 states and territories, the District of Columbia and 271 different communities, including 33 tribes. The Flood Mitigation Assistance projects will go to 19 states and 72 different communities.
July 20, 2022
New Resource on State Flood Risk Disclosure Requirements
By Mary Bart
The new guide identifies states with the strongest flood risk disclosure requirements and provides examples of disclosure forms that could be adopted by other states looking to implement or strengthen their real estate disclosure requirements.
July 12, 2022
Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Summer Engagement Series Set to Begin
By News Editor
Stakeholders will gain valuable insights from speakers with first-hand experience in the grant process as well as links to tools and resources to help grant applicants and subapplicants.
July 8, 2022
Outreach Materials for Hurricane Season
By News Editor
FEMA has rolled out a social media outreach campaign to promote the value of flood insurance. Materials are available in English and Spanish.